Suburb profile

Penong SA 5690

Penong is located in the Outback South Australia region of South Australia, postcode 5690. It has 94 properties across 20 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Penong, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Penong

Penong, SA 5690, sits in Outback South Australia and neighbours Bookabie, Charra, White Well Corner and Yumbarra. Its 20 streets hold 94 properties, 93 of them houses and 1 a unit.

Census figures are for West Coast (SA), which covers the whole suburb. At the 2021 Census the area had 3,646 residents, a median age of 45 and an average household of 2.4 people. Median household income was $1,148 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month and the median rent $104 a week. Of 1,318 dwellings, 1,261 were separate houses, 8 semi-detached, 14 flats and 25 other; 590 were owned outright, 275 owned with a mortgage and 344 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Penong

  • 3,646Peoplelive in the area
  • 45Median ageyears
  • $1,148Median household incomea week
  • $104Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,261
  • Townhouses and semis8
  • Flats and apartments14
  • Other25

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,083a month
  • Household size2.4people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 590Owned with a mortgage 275Rented 344Other 109

Schools in Penong

  • Penong Primary School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Penong

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.